Where does “Langweiligkeit” come from?
Langweiligkeit (German) comes from German langweilig, from German Langeweile, from German lang, from Middle High German lanc, from Old High German lang, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
Langweiligkeit (German): dreariness; tediousness
Definitions
- dreariness; tediousness
Ancestry of “Langweiligkeit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | langweilig | boring, dull, tedious; bored |
| 2 | German | Langeweile | boredom, ennui, tedium |
| 3 | German | lang | long; lengthy; tall; many |
| 4 | Middle High German | lanc | — |
| 5 | Old High German | lang | long |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | lang | long |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |